Circus Maximus - The 1st Chapter

8.6 | 244 votes |

Release date:	6 June 2005
Style:	Progressive metal
Owners:	235 have it 29 want it 1 trades it

01. Sin
02. Alive
03. Glory Of The Empire
04. Biosfear
05. Silence From Angels Above
06. Why Am I Here
07. The Prophecy
08. The 1st Chapter
09. Haunted Dreams [Europe bonus]
10. Imperial Destruction [USA bonus]

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Circus Maximus is a progressive metal band formed by the Haugen brothers, who appear on guitar (Mats) and Drums (Trus), Mats' old school buddy Glen Moller on bass, Michael and the mastermind Espen Storo on keyboards. They're from Norway, who has given us great progressive bands like Ark and Pagan's Mind, for example.

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published 16.10.2005 | Comments (12)

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Mehdi Taba Mehdi Taba Posts: 436	Permalink +1 04.01.2011 - 08:40 Rating: 10 Mehdi Taba Mehdi Taba Posts: 436 It's fucking awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ---- Stop seeing things and people in a binary way. Everything has its own spectrum and complexity. Be patient and learn about the world. Loading...
Heka69 Posts: 120	Permalink +1 24.03.2011 - 18:05 Rating: 9 Heka69 Posts: 120 "Glory of the Empire" is good and "Sin" is awesome, but the rest are kinda lame. Good album, tho. Loading...
JohnDoe Account deleted	Permalink 24.03.2011 - 18:08 JohnDoe Account deleted Written by Heka69 on 24.03.2011 at 18:05 "Glory of the Empire" is good and "Sin" is awesome, but the rest are kinda lame. Good album, tho. why do you rate it an 8 if it's lame? 8 means "very good"; 7 means "good". I love this album, one of the best progressive metal albums out there. Loading...
Heka69 Posts: 120	Permalink 24.03.2011 - 20:37 Rating: 9 Heka69 Posts: 120 Written by [user id=17278] on 24.03.2011 at 18:08 why do you rate it an 8 if it's lame? 8 means "very good"; 7 means "good". OK, lame ain't the right word. Lemme say "not as memorable as Sin and GOTE". Still, nothing wrong with them, very enjoyable album. But seeing that this bugs you, I'll lower it to 7. Loading...
JohnDoe Account deleted	Permalink 24.03.2011 - 20:40 JohnDoe Account deleted Written by Heka69 on 24.03.2011 at 20:37 Written by [user id=17278] on 24.03.2011 at 18:08 why do you rate it an 8 if it's lame? 8 means "very good"; 7 means "good". OK, lame ain't the right word. Lemme say "not as memorable as Sin and GOTE". Still, nothing wrong with them, very enjoyable album. But seeing that this bugs you, I'll lower it to 7. It does not bug me, but seeing a high rating (because 8 is a high one) associated with a negative connotation like "lame" does not make much sense. Loading...
renai Posts: 160	Permalink 15.12.2011 - 03:07 renai Posts: 160 Hey.... dream theater copied thier album cover/? ---- hey...my blog >>> http://metalharem.blogspot.com/ Loading...
Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306	Permalink 15.12.2011 - 03:10 Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 Written by renai on 15.12.2011 at 03:07 Hey.... dream theater copied thier album cover/? Maybe they were just paying homage to a superior band. ---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." Loading...
Mountain King K i K o Posts: 1361	Permalink 20.12.2011 - 14:34 Rating: 8 Mountain King K i K o Posts: 1361 Written by renai on 15.12.2011 at 03:07 Hey.... dream theater copied thier album cover/? U gotta be right. It's more than just a coincidence... Loading...
Ag Fox Angel No More Elite Posts: 4774	Permalink 21.12.2011 - 13:13 Rating: 7 Ag Fox Angel No More Elite Posts: 4774 Written by Troy Killjoy on 15.12.2011 at 03:10 Written by renai on 15.12.2011 at 03:07 Hey.... dream theater copied thier album cover/? Maybe they were just paying homage to a superior band. [facebook]like[/facebook] ---- loves 小巫 Loading...
tea[m]ster Au Pays Natal Contributor Posts: 5266	Permalink 22.12.2011 - 02:46 Rating: 8 tea[m]ster Au Pays Natal Contributor Posts: 5266 Like it...not as much as Isolate ---- rekt Loading...
Doge of Venice Posts: 442	Permalink 16.03.2013 - 19:08 Rating: 8 Doge of Venice Posts: 442 Their best album, in my opinion. I would probably pin it down to the different keyboardist. I much prefer the style of keyboards in this album than in the more recent two. Glory of the Empire is their best song by a mile. The atmosphere, the grandiose strings (ok, keyboard strings), the imperious guitar work; It just helps paint an awesome picture, that fit the lyrics perfectly. 'Tis fantastic. Loading...
BloodJuNkie Of Egypt Posts: 647	Permalink +1 04.11.2013 - 01:41 Rating: 10 BloodJuNkie Of Egypt Posts: 647 Maaaaaaaasterpiece!!!!!! Loading...
Dr. Strawberry Posts: 698	Permalink 07.04.2014 - 13:45 Dr. Strawberry Posts: 698 Are they RUSH's fans ? Loading...
Darth Mitchell Mitchell Posts: 84	Permalink +1 05.07.2014 - 13:03 Darth Mitchell Mitchell Posts: 84 Written by Troy Killjoy on 15.12.2011 at 03:10 Written by renai on 15.12.2011 at 03:07 Hey.... dream theater copied thier album cover/? Maybe they were just paying homage to a superior band. Circus Maximus copied the sound of Dream Theater, so DT copied the unicycle guy from CM Loading...
Dangerboner Lactation Cnslt Posts: 7262	Permalink 23.07.2014 - 22:40 Rating: 8 Dangerboner Lactation Cnslt Posts: 7262 Can someone recommend me more bands that sound like this? Besides Dream Theater and Symphony X, of course. Loading...
fandango68 Posts: 194	Permalink +2 23.07.2014 - 23:56 Rating: 9 fandango68 Posts: 194 Written by Dangerboner on 23.07.2014 at 22:40 Can someone recommend me more bands that sound like this? Besides Dream Theater and Symphony X, of course. Anubis Gate, Pagan's Mind, Andromeda, Darkwater, Seventh Wonder, Mind's Eye and Beyond Twilight would be good places to start... you might also like A.C.T, although they are eclectic rock rather than metal. ---- First gig was Manowar (loincloths 'n' all), Bristol Colston Hall in March 1983, on the 'Hail to England' tour. Tickets were £3.75, 300 in the audience, Mercyful Fate never showed, but my hearing still got seriously trashed.. Loading...
Dangerboner Lactation Cnslt Posts: 7262	Permalink 23.07.2014 - 23:57 Rating: 8 Dangerboner Lactation Cnslt Posts: 7262 Written by fandango68 on 23.07.2014 at 23:56 Written by Dangerboner on 23.07.2014 at 22:40 Can someone recommend me more bands that sound like this? Besides Dream Theater and Symphony X, of course. Anubis Gate, Pagan's Mind, Andromeda, Darkwater, Seventh Wonder, Mind's Eye and Beyond Twilight would be good places to start... you might also like A.C.T, although they are eclectic rock rather than metal. I'll do my best to look into these bands. Thanks! Loading...
Morteza K. Posts: 32	Permalink +1 04.12.2016 - 11:07 Rating: 10 Morteza K. Posts: 32 A true masterpiece Loading...
Mountain King K i K o Posts: 1361	Permalink 16.01.2021 - 15:19 Rating: 8 Mountain King K i K o Posts: 1361 Written by Dangerboner on 23.07.2014 at 23:57 Written by fandango68 on 23.07.2014 at 23:56 Written by Dangerboner on 23.07.2014 at 22:40 Can someone recommend me more bands that sound like this? Besides Dream Theater and Symphony X, of course. Anubis Gate, Pagan's Mind, Andromeda, Darkwater, Seventh Wonder, Mind's Eye and Beyond Twilight would be good places to start... you might also like A.C.T, although they are eclectic rock rather than metal. I'll do my best to look into these bands. Thanks! The ones which I think have a similar style from the recommended ones above are Pagan's Mind, Andromeda, Seventh Wonder the most and Anubis Gate & Darkwater to a lesser extent. I would also add Angra especially the more recent albums, Adagio, Anthriel, Dreamscape, Shadow Gallery, Teramaze, Threshold, Vanden Plas, Voyager, Myrath, some Ayreon albums like "The Source", + Conception a little Loading...
JoHn Doe Posts: 5081	Permalink +1 30.09.2022 - 15:26 Rating: 9 JoHn Doe Posts: 5081 This album is 17 years old, damn it, time flies! Must listen album for anyone into progressive metal and I dare say not only. Tight performance, an excellent vocalist, great song-writing. ---- I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions. Loading...